Macedon
There are 337 items in Macedon:
Chaeronea, Macedonian Tumulus, Spearheads |
Chaeronea, Macedonian Tumulus, Terracotta flowers |
Chiliarch
Chiliarch: official at the royal court of Achaemenid Persia.Chiliarchos means "leader of a thousand men" and is the Greek way to describe an official the Achaemenid court who was in charge of the daily, official affairs of the king. The…Cleitarchus
Cleitarchus (last quarter fourth century BCE): early biographer of Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great Hardly anything is known about the life…Cleopatra of Macedonia
Cleopatra of Macedonia (c.356-308): sister of Alexander the Great, wife of Alexander of Molossis.Cleopatra was a daughter of king Philip of Macedonia (359-336) and queen Olympias. Her older brother was prince Alexander, who would one day be called "the Great".…Clitus the Black
Clitus "the Black": Macedonian officer (c.375-328), killed by Alexander the Great. The Granicus today Clitus was the son of one Dropides, who…Coenus
Coenus (c.360-326): commander in the army of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great. Map of the Achaemenid Empire with Persian names Coenus…
Coin of Alexander, commemorating Nearchus' naval campaign |
Coin of Macedonia Prima |
Corinthian League
Corinthian League (338 BCE): confederation of Greek cities, meant by king Philip of Macedonia to control Greece, and used by Alexander the Great in his war against the Achaemenid Empire. …Craterus
Craterus (†320): Macedonian army commander, one of the leading generals of Alexander the Great. Map of the Achaemenid Empire with Persian…Curtius Rufus on Alexander entering Babylon
On 21 or 22 October 331, Alexander entered Babylon, the old capital of the ancient Near East. The longest description is that of the Roman author Quintus Curtius Rufus, who based his account on earlier, Greek sources. It should be…